Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ ~ a: w ~ U t- rJl rJl ::l a: co >0 .... 0 J: 0- U"l 00 O'l ....... ~ C'J C'J >-- ('\l .~ DeAnza 250cc Pro start: Manning is just outside the frame; Swartz (2 8 ) squeezes Zitterkopf (86) on the inside, Gibboney (202) goes wide . as he easi ly won bo th mow s of the Open class. Jim Palmer wo n th e 250cc Inter m ed iat e class wit h a 3- 1 sco re, hu t it was Kenny Mad d u x wh o sto le th e show as h e ca me from 20th in the seco nd m o to to ta ke fifth at th e fin ish an d thi rd ove rall behi nd David H al verson . Results Sco tt Stew art hoists the front end of his TV as he enters a section at COTA's Dabber Trials. Jay Terry carded 32 cleans for the overall w in. Terry grabs COTA Dabber trials By Ru ss Cazier PORT LAND . OR. AP R. 28 J ay T erry put in a sensa tional ride to win the seventh an n ua l Drift Creek Dabber, con d ucted by th e Col um bi a Observed T ria ls Associa tion (COTA). Terry, running th e 12-secti on, four-loo p trial o n a new Yamah a T Y350, averag ed just over six po ints a loop, winn in g with 26.tot al points a nd 32 deans . " It was a fai rly easy co u rse, an d I guess I must hav e been o n today, " sa id Terry afte r th e meet. " I ro de my IT490 in th e m orning in th e Enduro cla ss, an d th at was a good warm up. The tr ial s bik e feels like a feather a fter h orsing th at IT arou nd," T erry al so won th e En du ro bik e class, and did so while riding th e Intermediat e sec tio ns , even t though th e Enduro cl ass is on ly req u ired to ride the easier Novice loop. The Inter m ed iate class was won by J im Backstrand , in o n ly h is seco nd year o f tria ls riding. Res ults , EX; 1. Jay Ter ry (Yam) 26; 2. Jud Schaefer (Yam) 42; 3 . Brad Skreen IM on) 44 . ADV; 1. J im Backstr and (Yam/ 30; 2. Ken t Zim m er man (Yam) 46 ; 3 . Ter ry Fristad (Yam) 59 . INT: 1. Pau l Endres (Yam) 3B; 2. Ch uck Hall sted (M on) 56 ; 3 . A I Spicer (M an) 63 . NOV A: 1. Bill Eckste in (Ma n) 37 ; 2. Bob Lanp here (Yam/ 46 ; 3 . Harl a n Bish op (Fan/ 50 . NOV B; 1. Dave Dan iel son (M an ) 33 ; 2. M ike Wrigh tlMon) 60 ; 3 . Rod smrth (M an) 61 . ENDURO : 1. Ja y Terr y (Yam) 9; 2. Tom Marlow (Kaw) 20 ; 3. Warren Burt on IMo n) 30 . Zitterkopfzaps DeAnzaMX By Na t e Rau ba SUNNYMEAD, CA, APR. 28 Mid-Citi es Honda rider Greg Zitterkopf took h ome a h ealthy share o f th e $1000 Pro purse by winning th e 250cc Pro class a t the opening round of th e California Ra cing Club's O 'N eal /Scott/PJI sponsored Dunestown Seri es at De- Anza Cycl e Park. Zitterk o p f spent both mores ba ttling wit h Yama ha support rider Scott Ma n n ing as the two riders stu ck toget her th roughou t the dav . Ma nnin g led Zitterkopf at the start of the first moto wit h T i Swartz (Gear/ Ra ce Tech Ya m ), AXO's Ken Zahrt a nd C hr is Heinrich (Kaw) followi ng. Zitterkopf got by Mann in g on th e first la p as they qu ickly pulled away from Zah rt wh o had passed Swartz. Ma n n ing reta lia ted o n the fo llo wing la p , a nd Hein rich di splaced Swartz to fifth . Mann in g staye d in fro nt for the next few la ps, but a t th e halfwa y poi n t Zitt erk opf found hi s way back into the lead . H einrich was wa y back in thi rd , but a hea d o f Swartz wh o had Zahrt o n hi s tail. Zitt erk opf's lead on ly lasted a little over a lap before Mann in g stu ffed h im in a turn to ta ke over first. T his would be th e last time th e lead cha nged, for a lt hough Zitterk opf staye d close he co u ld n' t repass Manning before the fini sh.Heinrich main tained th ird ahead o f Swa rtz a nd Zahrt. . . The start o f mota two was nearly a repeat o f th e firs t ro u nd - ~Ia n ni ng led Ziuerkopf ..... h ile Swartz moved by Todd Gi b boney (Ya ma ha o f Red la nds ) to ta ke o ver the th ird posi tion. Ma nn in g , wit h Zi uer kopf in h is tra cks, quickly left. Swartz alone in third. H einrich got off to a rat h er poor start, but was ma king up positions quickly unu l he crashed a t the bottom of th e big downhill tryi ng to pass M ike Baker (MS Raci n g Yam ) for fourt h. O ut fro m , Manning was being ho unded by Ziu erk o p f. and o n lap 10 th e Honda p ilot fina lly found a way into th e lea d. Zitterko pf was a ble to gai n some gro und on th e next go-arou nd as Mannin g got st uck in la p ped tra ffic. But o nce h e go t by th e · lappers, Mannin g d osed th e ga p a nd was kn ock in g a t Ziuerk opf"s d oor as th ey headed into th e fin al lap. The race look ed as if it would go down to th e wi re. but as th ey a p p roached th e fin ish lin e, Zitterkopf go t a break whe n Manning's Yamaha quit a t th e top ofthedownhill. Manning coasted down th en pushed th e final 25 yards 10 ta ke seco n d a head of Swartz. The da y wasn 't a total loss for Manning, WOM EN AM : 1. K.O. Halfhi ll (Kaw) ; 2. Sharon Briney (Ho n); 3 . Tina la h rt. WOMEN EX: 1. Brend a Conne r; 2. Sus an Gul lickson (5uz). 60 NOV: 1. Robb y Hock (Kaw) ; 2. Jimmy Williams (Kaw); 3. Eric Ha ug (Kaw) . BO sTK BEG: 1. Phil Niblack (Yam); 2. Ryan Daly (Kaw); 3. Levi Noble (Yam). BO s TK NOV; 1. Greg Mannin g IKaw); 2. Gary Br in kmeyer (Yam) ; 3 . Sco tt Ma rt in (Ka w) . 80 STK INT: 1. Denn is Urban (Yam); 2 . Dar in Gr een (Yaml ; 3. M att Fost er (Yam) . BO MOD INT: 1. Jason Mc Farland (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Pau l sa m toro (Kaw); 2. Edd ie Raab (Kaw); 3 . M art in s ied schla (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. Brian Null (Hon); 2. Bryan Petrie IKaw) ; 3 . Gary Carivau (Kaw) . 12 5 1 NT: 1. J eff Capt (Kaw) ; 2. Jim Kun tz( Suz); 3 . J im Owe n (suz) . 12 5 PRO: 1. Chr is Hein r ich (Kaw) ; 2. Ke n ny Clif ford (5 uz); 3 . Rich Truchinski (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Aaron Wood (Yam); 2. M ike Palumbo IHon); 3 . Ron Mowry (Yam). 250 NOV ; 1. Greg W olf e (Han ); 2. Chr is Burg eston (Yam ); 3 . J ohn S ingJetany (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Jim Palm er (Kaw); 2. Dav id Halv er son IKawl; 3 . Kenny Maddux (Yam l. 250 PRO; 1. Greg Zitterkopf (Han); 2. Scan Man ning (Yam ); 3 . Ti Swartz (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Todd Booth (ATK); 2. Tom Sm ith IYam); 3 . M ichael Sheldon Isuz). 500 NOV : 1. Jeff Carlson (Han) ; 2. Mike Hutton IYam); 3 . Russell Garcia IYam ). 500 INT: 1. Alan Coats (Yam); 2. Frank Costanzo IHon); 3 . Darin Layton (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. Scott Manning (Yam); 2. Ruben Falcon (Yam); 3 . Keith W illiamson (Yam). VET JR : 1. Rick Sanford (Han); 2. Kurt Stuht IYam ); 3. Kev in Sexton (s ul). VET INT: 1. Andy Jancrapi (Yam ); 2. R.D. Cush man; 3 . Robert Cooks (Han). VET EX; 1. Mark Heller (Han); 2. Joe Broussard (Su z); 3 . Dav id W eal (Yam). Oswellawesome at CMC Hungry Valley .. sma lle r adva ntage over Ti m Ruth erford , wh o wa s co mi ng o ff a thrill ing victory two ni ghts ea rlier at Ascot Park . It l ook ed lik e Ellis wa s going to wi n the first m ot o by 50 yards w he n he h it the sa me tu rn 100 feet from th e fin ish lin e th at ca ugh t h im the p revous lap. Ell is went down again, letting Ruth erford by for the wi n ! Ell is co u ld do n o beuer than a fourth in ro u nd two . lett in g R u th erford swee p to the ove rall, whi le letting Jim Sim o ns (Kaw ) to creep into seco nd. Ellis settled for thi rd overall, Results 80 BEG: 1. Chris Cruz (Hon); 2. M ike Peters (Kaw) ; 3 . Kurt Hopewell (Kaw) . BOJR : 1. Phil Richmond (Kaw). 125 BEG: t . Rich Powe ll (Suz); 2. Kurti s Sanders (Han); 3 . Kev in Thompson (s uz). 250 BEG: 1. Scott Richmond (Kaw); 2. Randy Abbo tt IHon); 3. Ron Bailey (Yaml . 500 BEG: 1. Stev e Fer (Kaw) . 12 5 JR : 1. Ric Reyne rtso n (suz); 2. Jon James (Kaw ); 3 . Billy M claughlin (s uz). 250 JR : 1. M ike Hawks (Yam); 2. Jim Vaughn . (Yam ); 3 . Curt James (Kaw) . 500 JR : 1. Robert Hedlan d (Yam); 2. Brad Sloa n (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Tim Hanna IKaw); 2. Paul Hauck (Kaw); 3 . Craig Katha ly (Kaw) . 250 INT: 1. Danny Casson (Kaw ); 2. J im Huber IHon ); 3 . Paul BlomquestIHon ). 500 INT: 1. Gregg Blechman (AXO); 2. Kirt Gold ie (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Jim Ruth erford (Kaw) ; 2. J im Simons IKaw) ; 3 . An dy Ellis (Kaw) . 250 PRO: 1. Tracy OsweIlIHon); 2. Steve Raw son; 3. David Lynch (Han) . 500 PRO: 1. Tracy Osw ell (Han) . VET M s TR: 1. Jim O'NeaI IHon ); 2. Keith Petrangelo (Hus); 3. Char les Beck (Suz). VET INT: 1. Joe Meylor (Han). VET JR ; 1. Dave Fleming (suz); 2. Robert Linville ISuz); 3 . Mose David Kalik (Han). OT JR : 1. Jim learnihan (Hus). Cahors smokes 'em in Santa Clara Pro shootout ,- By Mike Vancil By John Bet hea ' SANTA CLARA, CA , AP R . 28 GO RMAN, CA, AP R. 28 Toni gh t's Ca liforn ia Motosport Club (C MC) motocross sa w Brett Cahors come ou t on top of a night-long shootou t in the T he Ca lifornia Motosport Club finish ed up its IirstIul l m o nth of racing a t Hun gry Valley's Q ua il Ca nyon track and Tracy Oswell picked off four moto wins to easily capture the 250cc and 500cc Pro classes overall. Wit h the exception of the opening day's ra ces in Ma rch, Oswell has wo n virtua lly every race h e has entered at Quail Ca nyon; today he led a ll 48 laps h e wa s racing. S teve .Ra wso n too k adva ntage of a ba d sta rt by a rch- riva l Kevin Allman to br in g h ome seco nd o vera ll in th e 250cc P ros. David Lynch ,,:as th ird . T he hard-to- swallow ra ce o f the da y wa s turned in by Andy Ellis in th e fir st I25cc Pro mot a. H e push ed h is Kaw asak i to an en ormous lead an d wa s j us t two turns from pi cking up th e wh ite flag wh en he cras hed. Ellis still h ad a bi g lead, so h e got up, fired th e bike up again, an d got go in g in fir st pla ce still, but with a much 250cc Pro class at San ta Clara 's Pol ice Ath letic Lea gue race track. The even ing'saction boiled down to two moto's worth of a ll -out war between T ony Flores, o n a borrowed Suzuk i RM . a nd Ca hors on h is tru st y H onda CR . Beca use no 125cc Pro cla ss was bein g run, race -wa tchers forecast that the 250cc Pro s would be worth wat ch in g , si nce Cahors is the dominant force in th e 250s an d Flo res is th e m an 10 beat in th e 1255. In m ot o o ne Chaors got th e lead a n d sem med to stre tch it o u t o ver Flores a nd th e rest o f th e p ack. At th e th ree-quarter mark, Flores closed th e ga p and begun a series o f passing attempts. All fail ed until th e white flag lap wh en Flores passed Cahors in a right-left-right set of turns. But Flores h ad to formulate yet an other 40 a •

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